SHOULD CONGRESS PASS THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT? SOME NEIGHBORLY ADVICE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25071/1705-1436.54Abstract
rican labour law is broken. As many as 60 percent of Americanworkers would like to have a union, yet only 12 percent actually do. This islargely due to systematic employer interference, often in violation of existinglaws. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), currently before Congress, containsprovisions to rectify this problem. Canada's experience with similar provisionscan be helpful in evaluating the arguments surrounding this act. It suggests thatthe reforms proposed in EFCA can be expected to safeguard rather than denyemployees' free choices. They will not alter the balance of power in collectivebargaining, but only help to ensure that workers can exercise their basic right tomeaningful representation at work and, potentially,to win gains that could helpto reduce inequality and return America to prosperity.Downloads
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